Women's singles
2015 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Cincinnati Masters.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	3	6	6
	6	Ana Ivanovic	6	4	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								14	Elina Svitolina	4	3
	14	Elina Svitolina	6	2	6
	7	Lucie Šafářová	4	6	0
															1	Serena Williams	6	77
															3	Simona Halep	3	65
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	63	2
	3	Simona Halep	77	6
								3	Simona Halep	6	6
									Jelena Janković	1	2
		Jelena Janković	6	6
	Q	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	7	6
	Q	L Hradecká	5	6	1				T Pironkova	5	3
		T Pironkova	7	3	6										1	S Williams	6	6
		K Knapp	7	6												K Knapp	0	2
	Q	A Konjuh	5	1					K Knapp	6	6
		D Gavrilova	6	4	6				D Gavrilova	4	1
	16	S Errani	1	6	2																	1	S Williams	3	6	6
	10	C Suárez Navarro	1	2																		6	A Ivanovic	6	4	2
		S Stephens	6	6					S Stephens	3	77	6
	Q	M Barthel	2	6	77			Q	M Barthel	6	61	2
	Q	C Dellacqua	6	3	64											S Stephens	6	4	1
		Z Diyas	66	4											6	A Ivanovic	2	6	6
		V Williams	78	6					V Williams
								6	A Ivanovic	w/o

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Kvitová	5	6	2
		C Garcia	3	6	6				C Garcia	7	4	6
		S Lisicki	6	3	4											C Garcia	0	3
	Q	K Bondarenko	62	65											14	E Svitolina	6	6
		E Bouchard	77	77					E Bouchard	66	5
	WC	A Riske	2	6	0			14	E Svitolina	78	7
	14	E Svitolina	6	4	6																	14	E Svitolina	6	2	6
	11	A Kerber	5	3																		7	L Šafářová	4	6	0
		B Bencic	7	6					B Bencic	6	6
		F Pennetta	7	6					F Pennetta	1	4
	PR	D Cibulková	5	2												B Bencic	2	0r
	WC	C Vandeweghe	6	6											7	L Šafářová	6	0
	Q	Y Putintseva	3	2				WC	C Vandeweghe	4	5
								7	L Šafářová	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Wozniacki	0	4
		V Azarenka	6	6					V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	L Davis	1	2												V Azarenka	6	0r
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	0	6											A Pavlyuchenkova	1	3
		R Vinci	3	6	2				A Pavlyuchenkova	2	6	6
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	77				Q	Y Shvedova	6	3	2
	9	G Muguruza	4	60																			A Pavlyuchenkova	63	2
	15	A Petkovic	6	6																		3	S Halep	77	6
	Q	J Görges	4	2				15	A Petkovic	5	6	6
		C Giorgi	5	6	6				C Giorgi	7	3	3
	Q	C McHale	7	3	2										15	A Petkovic	6	4	2
		K Mladenovic	6	6											3	S Halep	4	6	6
	WC	D Hantuchová	2	1					K Mladenovic	5	7	4
								3	S Halep	7	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	Ka Plíšková	6	7
		S Stosur	66	6	5			Q	T Babos	4	5
	Q	T Babos	78	4	7										8	Ka Plíšková	2	6	5
		M Brengle	6	4	2											J Janković	6	3	7
		J Janković	4	6	6				J Janković	77	6
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	64	4
	12	T Bacsinszky	4	3																			J Janković	6	6
	13	A Radwańska	6	3	1																	Q	AK Schmiedlová	4	2
	Q	AK Schmiedlová	4	6	6			Q	AK Schmiedlová	6	6
		I-C Begu	6	6					I-C Begu	1	3
		A Cornet	4	4											Q	AK Schmiedlová	6	3	6
		B Strýcová	6	5	66											V Lepchenko	3	6	4
		V Lepchenko	2	7	78				V Lepchenko	7	6
								LL	M Lučić-Baroni	5	4

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Monica Niculescu	6	67	69
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	3	79	711
									Aliaksandra Sasnovich	62	4
									Tímea Babos	77	6
		Tímea Babos	6	1	6
	17	Heather Watson	2	6	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	1	6	6
	WC	Taylor Townsend	6	0	2
								2	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6	6
								24	Olga Govortsova	4	2
	WC	Sachia Vickery	63	60
	24	Olga Govortsova	77	77

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Johanna Larsson	0	62
		Ana Konjuh	6	77
									Ana Konjuh	5	77	6
									Misaki Doi	7	63	3
		Misaki Doi	6	6
	15	Aleksandra Krunić	2	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Magdaléna Rybáriková	7	4	3
		Sesil Karatantcheva	5	6	6
									Sesil Karatantcheva	4	67
								13	Julia Görges	6	79
		Urszula Radwańska	4	6	5
	13	Julia Görges	6	4	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alexandra Dulgheru	77	1	3
		Jana Čepelová	65	6	6
									Jana Čepelová	3	0
									Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
	19	Lara Arruabarrena	1	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	79	6
		Hsieh Su-wei	67	3
								6	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	4	6	3
								14	Casey Dellacqua	6	2	6
	WC	Alexa Glatch	64	2
	14	Casey Dellacqua	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	25	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
	WC	Louisa Chirico	0	4
								25	Yulia Putintseva	7	1
								20	Kurumi Nara	5	0r
		Marina Erakovic	4	3
	20	Kurumi Nara	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Annika Beck	2	4
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	6	6
								WC	Nicole Gibbs	61	4
									Lauren Davis	77	6
		Lauren Davis	5	6	6
	21	Andreea Mitu	7	2	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Carina Witthöft	4	4
		Mariana Duque Mariño	6	6
									Mariana Duque Mariño	1	4
									Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	6	7
	23	Jarmila Gajdošová	4	5

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Lucie Hradecká	6	6
		Monica Puig	4	4
								10	Lucie Hradecká	6	6
								16	Tatjana Maria	4	4
		Evgeniya Rodina	4	2
	16	Tatjana Maria	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Christina McHale	65	6	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	77	4	1
								11	Christina McHale	711	2	6
								18	Polona Hercog	69	6	4
	Alt	Tamira Paszek	3	3
	18	Polona Hercog	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Mona Barthel	6	6
		Elena Vesnina	1	2
								12	Mona Barthel	6	6
								22	Irina Falconi	4	1
	WC	Jennifer Brady	1	3
	22	Irina Falconi	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw